#B42EB7#B42EB7

#B42EB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.224 H 327.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42EB7
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 183)
HSL	hsl(299, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(299, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 74.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 67.93, -43.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 80.85, 327.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.1882 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.224 327.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.3462, 15.0782, 46.2080)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42EB7 #31B72E

analogous

#6F2EB7 #B42EB7 #B72E76

triadic

#B42EB7 #B7B42E #2EB7B4

tetradic

#B42EB7 #B76F2E #31B72E #2E76B7

square

#B42EB7 #B76F2E #31B72E #2E76B7

split-complementary

#B42EB7 #76B72E #2EB76F

monochromatic

#541555 #842286 #B42EB7 #D04FD3 #DD80DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#B42EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#B42EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42EB7

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42EB7	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0461BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5172B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.224 327.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75cd',
    500: '#b42eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42eb7;
$custom-light: #ce75cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.686,
    "s": 59.825,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56186,
    "c": 0.2241,
    "h": 327.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42EB7

secondary

#7BC879

accent

#E34548

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42EB7

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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